Photographer's Note
Hangzhou, situated 120km southwest of Shanghai, is the administrative capital of Zhejiang province, and with a population of 6.4m it is Zhejiang's largest city.
As one of China's six ancient capitals Hangzhou possesses a proud and distinguished history: it was the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279AD); the southern terminus of the Grand Canal, the artery that kept the mandarins of the north supplied with rice, vegetables and textiles; and the birthplace of Song Si, a poetic form that, alongside the poetry of the Tang Dynasty, stands as the cornerstone of Chinese literature, much as Chaucer and Shakespeare are to the English-speaking world.
Emperors, poets and painters have all been inspired by the natural beauty of Hangzhou; a beauty that stirred Marco Polo to describe Hangzhou as a "paradise on earth" in his Travels.
-Courtesy:www.sinoquest.co.uk
This is a scanned copy of a shot I took a year & a half back.
ISO:100
This has been my most memorable scene in my trip. I am glad to share that with you.
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vlado
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(174) 2005-11-10 11:42
Hi,
Beautiful shot to the given circumstances, which weren't the best, poor light and unclear visibility. Nice composition and good moment, also interesting notes.
Regards
oochappan
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(4880) 2005-11-10 15:59
Curious I was commenting it before and suddenly it was gone and now it is back .... so
A good one Prem
like the mood in this beautiful scene, the soft coloring very appropriate here, nicely framed the boat and the house aside the curve in the water, good higher perspective angle with the congerving point slightly outcentered, a nice shot !
Go easy on borders that they don't demand too much attention, here it is still good but firm.
prumod
(8300) 2005-11-11 1:07
hi prem
this is a classcial... this beautiful location is execellently capture by you... your pov made this river very cute... and the very natural colors of all the objects are very attracting...
regards
pramod
gaby
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(19819) 2005-11-11 10:22
Premanand bonsoir - a great view of Paradis it's true - I like this compo and your POV -
well done
Thanks
Gaby
gebala
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(0) 2005-11-11 10:55
hello, nice shot of this place, maybe you should do something in PP, I would like to see stronger contrast, colours, well done:)
I will back:)
rgs
Quentin
(5280) 2006-01-04 9:27
Hi Premanand
What a peacefull place! I never saw such like a canal with such like boats! It must be so good to live there in this little house... Your picture is well composed and has a good quality. Your note is very interestind too. Thx and Happy New Year!
Quentin
rabani
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(9645) 2006-04-06 5:14
Hi Prem...Chinese and the Japanese has a minimalistic way of creating heavenly garden. Make it simple, make it natural and make it easy to be with oneself. The mood is quiet and peaceful here. Just the playground for the mind, to do its work at its best. Your composition is pretty suggestive, making one feel there's more to it than what one sees.
Regards
Rabani
razanoor
(466) 2006-04-12 16:10
Hi Premanand,
The balance between sharpness and softness of the image is lovely. I like your angle of capture too. Is it taken from a bridge? Nice work.
regards, Raza
Photo Information
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Copyright: Premanand Thangavelu (thaprem)
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(2566) - Genre: Τοποθεσίες
- Medium: Έγχρωμο
- Date Taken: 2004-06-05
- Categories: Αρχιτεκτονική
- Camera: Olympus SuperZoom 700XB
- Έκδοση φωτογραφίας: Πρωτότυπη έκδοση
- Date Submitted: 2005-11-10 5:36
